Can anyone help with this please?

i am trying to do a translation. The context is discussions about outsourcing problems. The sentence where i have a problem is "The question is can i do this function using in house resources better, more cost effectively and with less risk than an external service provider?" i am not sure if the "better" is used to describe" do this function better " or " using in house resources better"? if it is the latter, i think it's not logical because an external service provider is not going to use our in house resources. therefore, the comparison doesn't exist.the sample texts i got tends to explain it in this way, but i myself prefer the first explanation.could anyone give me a hand by choosing one and giving your reasons? thank you very much!

I agree with Nona, but I also think that "better" is a weak word choice.  Is it "better" because it is cheaper? Because you'll have higher quality? Because you can get the prodBecause you'll be more in alignment with the standard processes at that company? If your task is limited to a strict translation, then obviously you can't do much with this, but if you have the opportunity to actually improve the original, then I'd try to describe how it's better.